Tag: fall tour

Electropop Artist Ladytron Begin Fall Tour at Irving Plaza

On Wednesday September 20 at Irving Plaza, English Band Ladytron returned to perform the first show of their Fall 2023 Tour. This was a highly anticipated tour for fans since their last appearance in NY back in 2019 at the Brooklyn Steel.

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Ladytron has defined the electropop movement of the early 2000’s using synthesizing sounds to encompass a unique psychedelic, ethereal and electronic rock performance. Irving Plaza was the perfect venue to highlight the bands ambience with sparkling chandeliers, hanging disco ball, dim-lit standing room and balcony to illuminate the show goers atmospheric experience.

As the band walked on stage the crowd cheered and danced to express their enthusiasm for Ladytron and the performance of fan favorites and new album release Times Arrow. With Strobe lights, polka dots and dream-like psychedelic visuals enhancing the hard bass driven beats, contemporary melodies, synth tones and female vocals. Ladytron put on quite an invoking show to kickoff the Fall tour.

Perri Sage Photography

Alongside the exciting Time’s Arrow release their soundscapes and innovative music leaves fans in awe while they are able to create visual narratives within their songs, Ladytron attendees leave with an unforgettable experience. Following their Irving Plaza show, Ladytron plans to continue the long awaited tour with their next stop on Friday, September 22 in Los Angeles, California at The Belasco.

LADYTRON 2023 TOUR DATES

Fri Sep 22 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco

Sat Sep 23 – San Diego, CA – Crossroads at House of Blues

Thu Nov 16 – Austin, TX – The Mohawk

Fri Nov 17 – Dallas, TX – The Granada Theater

Sat Nov 18 – Houston TX – Numbers Night Club

Sun Nov 19 – Mexico City, MX – Corona Capital Festival

Ladytron – Irving Plaza, NYC – Wednesday, September 20

Setlist: City of Angels, Faces, Ghosts, Deadzone, True Mathematics, The Animals, Flight From Angkor, Soft Power, USA vs. White Noise, Misery Remember Me, International Dateline, Fighting in Built Up Areas, The Island, Paper Highways, Discotraxx, Ace of Hz
Encore: California, Playgirl, Seventeen, Destroy Everything You Touch

Perri Sage Photography

September 22, 2023
Ladytron arrives in NYC this week at Irving Plaza

Electronic pop band Ladytron has announced their Fall Tour, revealing their first pit stop at Irving Plaza on September 20th.

The band formed in Liverpool, England in 1999 with members including vocalists Helen Marnie and Mira Aroyo, electric guitarist Daniel Hunt and synthesizer Reuben Wu.

Ladytron blends sounds of electronic pop, new wave, distorted chimes and hallucinogenic soundscapes, exploring voices and sound that inhabit a dreamy optimistic feel. The tour celebrates the most recent album release Time’s Arrow with ten songs and video release of top hit “Misery Remember Me”. The song has flourished among the electro pop community and encapsulates the theme that defines Time’s Arrow. The focus of the album balances between experimental sounds and pop structures.

Helen explains, “we must embrace the now, but always allow ourselves to dream. ‘Misery Remember Me’ encapsulates this ethos.”

Ladytron continues to push boundaries among the music scene while using conceptual space and time to achieve their conceit of electronic music. Irving Plaza welcomes Ladytron this Wednesday opening doors at 7:00pm, for ticket info visit here

September 19, 2023
Funk Group The Motet Announces Fall Tour, Stops in Albany and Sherman

Funk and soul group The Motet announce their 2023 Fall tour, a 28-city journey, with three stops in New York, introducing the band’s new lead singer Sarah Clarke to fans and audiences nationwide.

With the tour spanning from Sept. 9 through Dec. 3, the Denver-based ensemble is excited to bring Clarke along with the rest of the crew: Dave Watts, Joey Porter, Garrett Sayers, Ryan Jalbert, and Drew Sayers.

Clarke is a vocalist and songwriter from Portland, Oregon, known for her powerful voice and widespread range of recognition through her talent and performances. Having toured in the past with bands such as Dirty Revival and San Francisco-based soul psych-rock band Con Brio, Clarke brings immense experience and ability to the veteran group.

As for The Motet, the band formed over two decades ago, blending funk, rock, soul, and jazz into their extensive discography.

Coming off the release of their tenth studio album All Day in January, the band continues to find new, innovative ways to expand their music horizon. Additionally, The Motet believes the upcoming tour and the incorporation of Clarke into the group will make for more excitement.

Musically, we [The Motet] are a great fit, I feel pushed to perform at the top of my game because I know they are going to bring it every night. Interpersonally, we gel wonderfully and it’s been a true pleasure to get to know them.”
– Sarah Clarke

Performing six headlining slots at Red Rocks, sets at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Bottlerock, Electric Forest, and countless sell-out shows, the group ensures that their upcoming Fall tour will be yet another amazing experience for fans and the ensemble.

Concert Schedule & Ticket Information

Shows in New York will be bold, as The Motet will perform at the Fire Lights Festival in Sherman, NY Sept. 8-10, Oct. 8 in Albany, and Oct. 12 in Pawling.

The Sept. 9 and Sept. 16 shows will be a part of the Fall tour while also being included in their respective festival schedules.

For tickets, visit the band’s website themotet.com.

9/8-10 – Sherman, NY | Fire Lights Festival
9/15-17 – Greenfield, MA | Wormtown Festival
9/20 – Virginia Beach, VA | Elevation 27
9/21 – Roanoke, VA | 5 Points Music Sanctuary
9/22 – High Point, NC | Cohab Space
9/23 – Pelham, TN | Subterranea Fest @ The Caverns
9/28-10/1 – Lake Perris, CA | Same Same But Different Fest
10/5 – Leesburg, VA | Tally Ho Theater 10/6 – Darlington, MD | Ramble Festival
10/7 – Asbury Park, NJ | The Stone Pony
10/8 – Albany, NY | Lark Hall
10/11 – Rutherford, NJ | The Williams Center
10/12 – Pawling, NY | Daryl’s House
10/13 – Hampton Beach, NH | Wally’s
10/14 – Portland, ME | Aura
10/27 – Fort Collins, CO | Washington’s
10/28 – Boulder, CO | Boulder Theater
10/31 – Frisco, CO | 10 Mile Music Hall
11/8 – Kansas City, MO | recordBar
11/9 – Peoria, IL | Kenny’s Westside
11/10 – Chicago, IL | Park West
11/11 – Minneapolis, MN | Amsterdam Bar and Hall
11/12 – Omaha, NE | Slowdown
11/29 – Fayetteville, AR | George’s Majestic Lounge
11/30 – Oklahoma City, OK | Tower Theatre
12/1 – Dallas, TX | Deep Ellum Art Co 12/2 – Austin, TX | The Mohawk
12/3 – Houston, TX | Last Concert Cafe

The Motet live at the Brooklyn Bowl in April 2022

August 1, 2023
Chromeo Announces “Funk Yourself” Tour and new Song “Replacements”

Electro-funk duo Chromeo has announced their “Funk Yourself” tour, and released their latest track “Replacements.” The thumping, synth-laden track features artist La Roux, who also made a surprise appearance during Chromeo’s Coachella sets. On October 13, the band will stop at Brooklyn Steel in New York.

Chicago rapper Ric Wilson, identical twin DJs Coco & Breezy and the rising New York star May Rio will support on select dates. The tour follows the band’s fifth appearance at Coachella which featured an all-new stage design, including four custom chrome modular synth towers. Chromeo celebrated the bangers throughout their career and music from a forthcoming new project debuted live for the first time. The Rolling Stones showed Chromeo appreciation by saying “Chromeo proved once again that nobody does it like the Funklordz.”

Chromeo is a Canadian dance rock band that was formed in 2002. The musicians David “Dave 1” Macklovitch and Patrick “P-Thugg” Gemayel united to create a blue-eyed soul, dance music, rock, synth-pop, disco and funk sound. The band has released five albums with three of them hitting the Billboard 200 charts. The duo were high school best friends and met in the mid 90s. They connected over different ethnic backgrounds and joked about being “the only successful Arab/Jewish partnership since the dawn of human culture.”

Dave 1 and P-Thugg rose to prominence with their seminal 2007 release, Fancy Footwork. In 2014 Chrome increased their mainstream appeal with their chart-topping album, White Women, and 2018’s Grammy-nominated, Head Over Heels. Chromeo’s five LPs have been hailed as modern funk masterworks, and they have toured the world over for two decades.

We’re an ELECTRO-funk band after all, and this record contains little nods to the 2000s indie dance sound that’s so dear to us. The idea was to combine sweaty dance floor energy with sincere emotions. It’s the duality in our name: Chrome, the shimmery electronics, and Romeo, the heartfelt romantics.
Dave 1

Mixed by disco and house legend Morgan Geist, “Replacements” follows Chromeo’s first official single since 2018, “Words With You”. Consequence raved that the song is “just as smooth as it is catchy,” while Stereogum added that “the contagious groove, effortless hooks, the abundance of immaculate flourishes.”

Tickets can be purchased here.

Chromeo 2023 Tour Dates

May 26—Morrison, CO—Funk on the Rocks at Red Rocks Amphitheatre

September 23—Salt Lake City, UT—The Depot*

September 25—Seattle, WA—Showbox Sodo*

September 26—Vancouver, BC—Vogue Theatre†

September 28—Portland, OR—Crystal Ballroom†

October 1—Los Angeles, CA

October 3—San Diego, CA—Humphreys†

October 4—Phoenix, AZ—Marquee†

October 10—Atlanta, GA—The Eastern*

October 11—Richmond, VA—The National*

October 12—Washington, D.C.—9:30 Club*

October 13—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Steel*§

October 16—Boston, MA—Roadrunner*

October 17—Philadelphia, PA—Franklin Music Hall*

October 19—Montreal, QC—MTelus*

October 20—Toronto, ON—Danforth Music Hall*

October 22—Chicago, IL—Salt Shed*

*with Ric Wilson

†with Coco & Breezy

§with May Rio

May 11, 2023
In Focus: Juice at Lark Hall

On Friday, January 27th, indie-pop band Juice delivered a heartfelt and lively performance to their adoring fans at Lark Hall in Albany. This was their last show from their rescheduled Fall Tour.

Ben Stevens, Lead Vocalist of Juice – Photo by Jarron Childs

The sextet band from Brooklyn found each other while attending Boston College. Their unique sound comes from a combination of rock, pop, r&b, and hip-hop. Lead on the vocals by Ben Stevens, he is backed up on vocals by singer/guitarist Kamau Burton and rapper/violinist Christian Rose. Other sounds come from guitarist Daniel Moss, drummer Miles Clyatt, and bassist Rami El-Abidin. Currently, Juice has one album, Boy Story, 4 EPs, and a few singles to their discography. There are plans for more singles to come soon, hopefully before the start of their next tour.

Juice was originally supposed to play in Lark Hall in November of 2022, but had to reschedule due to personal reasons. Nonetheless, they did not disappoint their young fans. Their show opened up with rising indie r&b band, The E-Block.

Luje Pascarella, Lead Vocalist of the E-Block – Photo by Jarron Childs

The band from Albany has been progressing from basement shows at The Laundromat, to bigger stages such as Albany’s Alive at 5 last summer. If you’ve been following them, you can hear that they are really starting to find their sound as a band. From being a jam rock funk band, to really creating a R&B, soul, and funk that they can call their own. The E-Block is really laying down a foundation that could be the start of a good career.

The E-Block opened with their newly released single “Stay.” Their performance was very r&b/soul heavy as lead vocalist/guitarist Luke Pascarella really pushed the limits of his vocals. They really played their hearts out and could’ve even brought the audience to tears at one point. They earned their cheers from the audience. Their set ended on a familiar note of a jam funk session that really had to crowd bouncing. They hosted an after party for their new single at Washington Tavern after the show.

Christian Rose, Violinist/Vocalist of Juice – Photo by Jarron Childs

Juice opened with a single, “DiCaprio,” from 2020. Their performance really went a lot of places because of how many music genres they have been able to incorporate in their style. Christian Rose played a violin solo so hard that it looked as if one of his strings broke, but he did not stop for one beat. The chemistry displayed on stage was undeniable, as their were many laugh shared amongst each other. There was also many moments when the band sat back and watched guitarist Daniel Moss serenade the crowd with powerful guitar solos.

Members of Juice watch a guitar solo performed by Daniel Moss – Photo by Jarron Childs

Vocalist Ben Stevens jumped into the crowd a danced with them which kept the good vibes going. The crowd was jumping, the music was bumping, and you could probably hear hearts thumping as Juice really pulled every ounce of energy from the crowd. There were begs for an encore at the end of their set, and Juice did not ignore them. They came back for a 1 song encore which brought many smiles to those in the crowd.

They will start “The Dip Stick on You” national tour on February 16th. In case you missed them this time, they will return to Lark Hall on February 23rd for another show.

Juice Setlist: DiCaprio, Shoot my Dreams, Peace of Mind, Audrey Tell Me, Stranger, Heartbreak in a Box, River, Workin’ On Loving, Stupidfreak, Make Pretend

Luje Pascarella, Lead Vocalist of the E-Block – Photo by Jarron Childs

The E-Block at Lark Hall – Photo by Jarron Childs

Luje Pascarella, Lead Vocalist of the E-Block – Photo by Jarron Childs

Christian Rose, Violinist/Vocalist of Juice – Photo by Jarron Childs

Christian Rose, Violinist/Vocalist of Juice – Photo by Jarron Childs

Vocalist Kamau Burton of Juice – Photo by Jarron Childs

Ben Stevens, Lead Vocalist of Juice – Photo by Jarron Childs

Juice – Photo by Jarron Childs

Ben Stevens, Lead Vocalist of Juice – Photo by Jarron Childs

Ben Stevens, Lead Vocalist of Juice – Photo by Jarron Childs

Guitarist Daniel Moss of Juice – Photo by Jarron Childs

Violinist/Vocalist Christian Rose of Juice – Photo by Jarron Childs

Ben Stevens, Lead Vocalist of Juice – Photo by Jarron Childs

Ben Stevens, Lead Vocalist of Juice – Photo by Jarron Childs

Ben Stevens, Lead Vocalist of Juice – Photo by Jarron Childs

January 31, 2023